Acting County/Cal Fire chief gets permanent post on Monday

Cal Fire announced that Robert Lewin will be appointed as the agency’s unit chief for San Luis Obispo County on Monday.

The appointment makes him officially the fire chief for San Luis Obispo County, the city of Pismo Beach, and the community services districts in Los Osos and Avila Beach, County/Cal Fire announced on Sunday.

Those local governments contract with the state agency for fire protection.

Lewin will oversee about 3,200 square miles of area the agency covers in the county, with more than 600 personnel that include full-time, seasonal, inmate, reserve and volunteer firefighters.